As an actor...
... He knows what he's doing. His performances in there will be blood and my left foot - for me is as good as I have seen. The whole three oscars thing means that I'm not alone in thinking that he is "the man".
Burns said "A mans a man for a' that and a' that" which is true - and so I think we may be all guilty of perhaps holding actors and such in a higher regard than is reasonable at times - there just people at the end of the day - it just so happens that DDL's job is pretending to be someone else to tell a story - but in his line of work he is as good as it gets.
Not that I know much about this kind of stuff - but for me I haven't seen him play a film where I thought he was the same guy twice, what I mean is - I watch some actors and think he's just the same guy as last time in a different set of circumstances.
Not that there is any point to be made by this thread - and I doubt DDL or any of his pals will read this - but I just wanted to say thanks for your role in telling those story's - at times I have felt really moved by your work - so good job mate - thanks.